Key Differences
In short — Radeon RX 7900 XTX outperforms Radeon HD 7970 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Radeon RX 7900 XTX is 3969 days newer than Radeon HD 7970.
Advantages of AMD Radeon HD 7970
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX - 250 vs 355 Watts
Advantages of AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
- Performs up to 237% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Radeon HD 7970 - 199 vs 59 FPS
- Up to 700% more VRAM memory than AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 24 vs 3 GB
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Dec 22nd, 2011
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
6.169237182159233%
Texel Fillrate
118.4 GTexel/s
12.338474364318467%
Desktop • Nov 3rd, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
479.8 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
959.6 GTexel/s
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7970 | vs | AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
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Dec 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 3rd, 2022 |
Southern Islands | Generation | Navi III |
$549 | MSRP | $999 |
1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C |
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
3 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
GDDR5 | Type | GDDR6 |
384-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
264 GB/s | Bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
925 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1855 MHz |
Not Available | Boost Clock Speed | 2499 MHz |
1375 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 2500 MHz |